Pray For : Recent Death: Josie Brennan, Royal Oak. Months Mind: Margaret Honohan, Rathellen, Mass on Sun 11th March at 11am in Leighlinbridge. AAAnniversaries: Mollie Tracey nee McClean, Coolnakisha & London Martin, Mary & Bridget Meaney, the Ridge. Paddy Kelly, Ballinabranna. Tel: 059 97 22607 Kathleen Carty & deceased family members, Craan. Tom Kavanagh, Kildavin. Mary Hayden, Old Court, Ballylynan. Kevin Hayden, Old Leighlin. Patricia Aylward, Upper Seskin & England. Edward Kealy, Tomard. Sunday 11th March 2012. Sarah Noonan, 22 Sherwood, Pollerton. James Dermody, Old town. 3rd Sunday of Lent. Elizabeth Kinsella, Craanluskey. Michael & Mary A. Byrne. Margaret Dermody, Oldtown. Bridie Lyons, Graiguecullen. Thomas & Mary Molloy, Raheen Stephen Madden. I arise today, through

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Carlow Women’s Aid: Carlow Women’s Aid, 7 Old Dublin Road, Carlow. provides God's wisdom to guide me, information, support and counselling service for women who are experiencing or have experienced violence in the home. Free Phone: 1800 444 944. God's eye to look before me, Reliable Flexible Mother: willing to mind child (children) in her own home, weekdays or God's ear to hear me, weekends. Own car, Non smoker. I am in the Leighlinbridge area. Ph: 087 9526658. Headstone Cleaning : All types of headstones cleaned, marble, sandstone, limestone etc keen God's word to speak for me, prices, contact Michael Kelly for a quote call 087 7541001. Carlow Citizens Info Service: have changed their number. New number is 0761 07 5130. God's hand to guard me, Leighlinbridge I.C.A. : meet on the first Fri of every month in Parish Centre. God's shield to protect me, God's host to save me Priests on Duty For Leighlin Parish . From snares of devils, Fr. Pierce Murphy Borris 087 2408519 Fr. Declan Foley Bagenalstown 087 6684299 From temptation of vices, Fr. Paddy Byrne Bagenalstown 087 9948505 From everyone who shall wish me ill, Fr. John Mc Envoy Goresbridge 086 3232403 afar and near. Carlow Parishes Emergency No. 087 2588118

www.leighlinparish.ie From St. Patrick's Breastplate Leighlin Parish Email address [email protected] OUR NEWLETTER IS SPONSORED BY LEIGHLIN CREDIT UNION St. Fintan’s Church St. Lazerian’s Church: Readers : Ministers . Readers: Ministers: Sat 17th. Mary Dunne. Mary Dunne. Fri: 16th Emma Brennan. Phil Meaney, Seamus Somers 9.30am Rita Keating. Terence Farrell. 7.30pm Ella Meaney. & Mary McDonald. Sun 18th. Isobel Hegarty. Isobel Hegarty. Sat. 17th Catherine Kelly. Breda Aylward, Tanya D’Souza 9.30 am Rosemary Daly. Elizabeth Hughes. 11am Mary Forde. & Mary McDowall. Prayers of the Faithful : Sun 18th: Shauna Murphy. Sat 17th Vigil Hilary Roche. Anita Dunican, Catherine Lynch Altar Servers :Team 1: Cathal Murphy, Shauna Murphy, Jack Malone, Andy Mulleney. 7.30pm Aoife Doheny. & George Donoghue. Church Cleaning : Annie Dermody, Kathleen McNally, Mai Sheehan. Sun 18th Patrick Roche Kathleen Cummins, Phyllis Coady 11am Christina Bradshaw. & Margaret Lawlor. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ON FRIDAY EVENING Prayers of the Faithful: Sat 17th: 7.30pm: Shannon Myles & Niamh Grant. FROM 6.30P.M. TO 9.30 P.M. ST. LAZERIANS CHURCH Sun 18th: 11 am: Cora Ryan & Daniel Barron. FROM 7.30 P.M. TO 9.00 P.M. IN ST. FINTANS CHURCH Altar Servers – Team 4: Aoife Johnston, George Connolly, Aoife Doheny, Old Leighlin G. F. C. : No's 3, 14, 18, 27. Tadhg Roche, Paul Roche, Helen Roche. No Winner. Jackpot €10,000. Reserve €9,300. Church Cleaning: Josie O’Mara, Elizabeth Donoghue, Ellen Whelan, Stella Chillingsworth Collections 2012: Sun 4th March 2012 Next weeks draw in Matty’s. Readers Week Mornings: Mary Hanley. Church Flowers: Month of March: Anne Kelly. Weekly Envelopes: Leighlinbridge G.F.C. : No’s 3, 8, 9, 11, Masses during the Week : Wed 9.30am, Fri 7.30pm, Sat 11am & 7.30pm. Leighlin € 695..00 Eucharistic Prayer Service : Mon, Tues, Thurs- 9.30am Ballinabranna € 150..00 No winner. Jackpot €1,900. Offertory Collection: Next weeks draw in Richard Brennan’s. Dublin Mini Marathon Fundraiser: For Eist, Active Retirement: Our annual outing this Leighlin € 562..00 Ballinabranna G.F.C . :No’s 2, 4, 12, 22. Carlow Cancer Support Group. Mary & Geraldine year will be held in Armada Hotel, Spanish Ballinabranna € 140..00 No winner. Jackpot €2,600 are organising their 11th marathon & are calling all Point, Co Clare. Sun June 10th - Fri 15th. If L/B Shrine € 2 25.00 First Confessions: walkers, joggers & runners to join us on this great interested contact Frances 91 43900 or Mary Leighlinbridge NS -15th March - 7.30 pm in day out. Free bus. For sponsorship cards contact 97 21048. Water aerobics will resume soon , There is no 7.30pm Mass in Ballinabranna on St. Lazerian’s Church, Leighlinbridge. Mary 085 1440510 or Geraldine 087 1275748. if interested ring Norrie 97 21338 Fri 16th March, anniversaries will be Old Leighlin G.F.C .: will hold Dinner Dance on Ballinabranna Karate Club : would like to remembered on Sat 17th March. A Mass to celebrate : Mrs Mary Dunne’s Sat 17th March at 8.30pm in Lord Bagenal Hotel, thank everyone who supported their cake sale Day-Care : A.M Terri O’Neill, retirement will be held on 23rd March at 7.30pm Tickets available from committee members, last week. Also, Bike Run on Sun 15th April Kathleen O’Mara & Brigid Monaghan. in Ballinabranna Church followed by light All Welcome. from Ballinabranna GFC Car Park. Sign in P.M. Rene Nolan & Mary Foley. refreshments & entertainment in Clubhouse, W.O.W.: Watch out for us, we’re a walking bus. from 12.30pm, €15 per Bike. Finish back at Pioneer National Church Gate Collection: All Welcome, past pupils, parents present &past We’re bright, We’re seen, and we’re really Clubhouse, Ballinabranna. Finger food & 1st On Sat 24th & Sun 25th March. parishioners, friends & relatives. “Green”. Why not join us and Park “n” Stride. Or round MotoGPon Big Screen. All proceeds Parish Finance Meeting : 7pm Tues 13th Scripture Sharing for Lent : If you would like even better Walk next time. Why not make every go towards fund for World karate March. to take part in sharing the Sunday Readings for Wednesday a W.O.W. day. “Walk on Wednesday”. Championships in Lithuania in July, Parish Pastoral Council Meeting: 8.30pm Lent, please come along to the Parish Centre in Green School Committee Leighlinbridge, N.S. contact Paul 0879748194. Tues 13th March. Leighlinbridge on Thurs morning at 10am, after Ballinabranna GAA: Dinner Dance on Sat Meeting For All Daffodil Day Volunteers: 9.30am Prayer Service. All Welcome. Leighlin Parish February Draw Results: 17th March at 7.30pm in Seven Oaks Hotel, Mon 12th March at 7.30 in Parish Centre. School Enrolments: Now been taken in Tickets €25 available from any Committee New volunteers welcome. 1st Prize Helen Drea, Ballinaboley. Ballinabranna School. Contact 91 46253. 2nd Prize Allen Twomey, Ballinabranna. Member. All support welcome Coffee Morning & Raffle in aid of Daffodil Volunteers : Kilkenny/Carlow are currently Frances Clarke & Family: would like to Day in Meaney’s Bar on Fri 16th March from 3rd Prize Martina Curran, c/o Promoter. looking for Volunteers who would be willing to 4th Prize F & Michelle Nolan, Crettyard. thank all for their support in the fundraiser 10.30am to 12.45pm. Please Support. visit Older People within their own area on a they held recently in the parish centre in aid Parish Centres Car-Park : We would be 5th Prize Kathleen & Helen c/o Promoter. regular basis. Volunteers are welcome from 6th Prize Eoin Jordan c/o Promoter. of Motor Neurone Association. A special grateful if people would refrain from parking everywhere particularly Ballinabranna & thanks to all those who helped out & to those opposite the wheelchair space in front of the 7th Prize Marie Heffernan, Tomard. Leighlinbridge. Contact Mary 086 4108902. Full Card Prize Sally Lawlor. who donated to the cake sale & raffle prizes. Parish Centre. This is causing restricted Thank You : from Multiple Sclerosis Society to Thanks to those who collected at The Lord access in & out of the centre car-park as well Promoters Prizes: Mary McDonald, Faith Amond, all who contributed & helped to collect in last John Byrne & Martin Nevin. Bagenal, By Pass Store & Arboretum.. as blocking access if emergency vehicles weeks collection, total collected €301.89 Total raised €2,293.67. It was a great success. require access.